英语词汇“Little England”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Little England

/ˌlɪtl ˈɪŋɡlənd/

noun

1(A name given to) a place considered to resemble or epitomize England on a small scale; a ‘colony’ or microcosm of England; a foreign place full of English people.

2Specifically. The English-speaking area of Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales. More fully Little England beyond Wales.

3The island of Barbados in the Caribbean, which became a British colony in the 1630s and remained British until 1966.

4Chiefly depreciative. The inward-looking England supposedly advocated by Little Englanders.

Earliest in attributive use..

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Harrison (1535–1593), historian and topographer. From little + the name of England.

单词	Little England
释义	Little England /ˌlɪtl ˈɪŋɡlənd/ noun 1(A name given to) a place considered to resemble or epitomize England on a small scale; a ‘colony’ or microcosm of England; a foreign place full of English people. 2Specifically. The English-speaking area of Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales. More fully Little England beyond Wales. 3The island of Barbados in the Caribbean, which became a British colony in the 1630s and remained British until 1966. 4Chiefly depreciative. The inward-looking England supposedly advocated by Little Englanders. Earliest in attributive use.. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Harrison (1535–1593), historian and topographer. From little + the name of England.
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